Marmelos vs Guayaquil Squirrel

Aegle marmelos compared with Sciurus stramineus

Key Differences

• Marmelos is Near Threatened while Guayaquil Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marmelos	Guayaquil Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Rutaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Aegle	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Aegle marmelos	Sciurus stramineus

Conservation Status

Marmelos

NT — Near Threatened

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marmelos	Guayaquil Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marmelos

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Guayaquil Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Peru.

Marmelos

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.